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LOT 1476
Civil War or Later Iron Cannonball
17TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
2 7/8 in. (1.39 kg, 70 mm).
Rough-cast cannonball for a minion-type cannon, approximately 3 pounds in weight and 2 7/8 inches diameter. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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